5.10.2006

Unimpressed

i was thoroughly disappointed by the opening segment of the cbs evening news. one story in particular caught my eye. it was a story on identity theft. the basic plotline/content: woman lost her wallet, thieves mortgaged houses in her name, got away with $177,000, identity theft sucks. they didn't address a couple of key questions that probably every viewer would want to know, even if they didn't know they wanted to know. first of all, is the woman responsible for paying off the mortgages? or is the bank going to lose out on the money? and if i lose my wallet, what can i do to prevent someone from stealing my identity? the woman's story was somewhat interesting, if you care about stuff like that. but what was the premise of the story? that identity theft exists and it sucks? thanks guys, we already knew that. tell us something worthwhile, something meaningful, something we can use or apply in our own lives.

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